Mixed Media - Playing around

 

I started this page out with the purple going on using the

packaging technique. And I let it set awhile

because I wasn't sure what I wanted to do with it 

especially when I saw that it "looked" like a horse.

It was totally an unplanned, swirl like you mean it accident.

Of course getting caught up in all things Tim Holtz

I stumbled upon Dina Whakey and she has the coolest

artistic stuff going on and some of it involves

scribbles. 

I decided to give it a try.

My horse has two mouths.

Used some TH stamps, ephemera/

Using other mediums in my "watercolor" album

Because of limited space in my area I ditched

a lot of other mediums I had but

thankfully I didn't ditch the gelatoes.

Mind you, I didn't use them much before but they

are small enough to tuck them in somewhere and in

binge watching Missy Whidden (who's u-tube as hacked

and finally restored) uses gelatoes quite liberally

so therefore I had to be a copy cat.

Love the results.

Bold and fun, though if I need them softer, gesso to the rescue.

 Back to watercolors here, but I did purchase a new

stencial prior to all the stores closing down and

I love the "fireworks".

 AND then I had also kept a small stash of mists.

Mostly Studio Calico Mr. Huey

and THAT was to spray and let run.

AND THEN, I remember stickles from Studio G.

They were really popular back in the day and sort of

went out of vogue but I had some silver and

doesn't it look really cool.

 And picked up this cute butterfly stamp in the same

shopping spree and love how they're

watercolored randomly around the page.

They'll be easy if fussy cutting is on the agenda.

 This is kind of a stencil fail. 

It was too watery and leaked about but I learned

about "pencil" lines and one does not need to be

an artist to slap some pencil marks around.

AND there's always gesso to cover up and get a do-over.

Or just plop a photo there.

 AND then, I decided that the cover needed to be jazzed up.

Enter dylusions.

It's loud and psychedelic.

And then the title - I embraced my inner Lisa Fonseca

(check her out on u-tube) she handcuts everything.

From scratch.

Sigh.

She can handcut perfect alphas like nobody's business

without drawing them out first.

I drew out my letters first - and I love how they

work with the wildness.

I do not remember the mfg for the other dodads on there

except for the bird - that is a fussy cut stamp.

I'm likin' the bigger size because the TN is kinda restrictive

so we'll see how this one rolls.

Fussy Cutting, Watercolors, Stamping and Dies.

Because I had decided to break out the Sissix machine

because I wanted a certain font for a title

I decided that I needed to die cut

more stuff.

The problem is what STUFF and in what COLORS

 does one choose as it's for future use and

who knows what will be needed.

And as we all KNOW, I do not pick this stuff well at all.

Also, because I couldn't decide on what die cuts although

I did choose random ones and colors

I decided that why not STAMP random things on white

cardstock and then watercolor them in because

again, I pick so well.

LOL.

I decided to do three of each.

Except for pineapples, one didn't stamp as well as I wanted

but decided to use it anyway.

So there's 4 of them.

OR maybe design pages around THEM.

And then I decided I needed monkeys and birds.
Of course.
Whilst I still had the sissix out.
It's not out anymore.
Now to get to work.

Mixed Media - believe

This page was what Adele calls "use it up" page.

I had a stencil already messed up with modeling paste

for one page, so I use it up on an unsuspecting blank

page in my mixed media album.

So why not add "use it up" watercolors t as well.

 And wa-la - instant page ready for a photo.

I used quite a bit of layering because

A. I love laying

B. It makes the photo rock

 The stickers from Momenta (I think Hobby Lobby)

that "believe" was really tough to get out

of the packaging which was annoying.

And the rest just worked right in.

Love how it turned out.